Automobile bed



Feb. 23 1926. 1,574,434

B. D. MANNING AUTOMOBILE BED Filed April 8, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 23 1926. 1,574,434

, B. D. MANNING AUTOMOBILE BED Filed April 8; 1925 3`Sheets-Sheet 2 4 attotucxt Feb. 2 3 1926.

B, D. MANNING AUTOMOBILE BED Filed ApIL 8, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 invento/o Patented Feb. ze, 192e.

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Application 'Yled April :8, 1925.- Serial No. 21,5188.

Tri-'ally fw hom' t may concern:

Be tlniown that fl, BENJAMIN 11D. MM^ NING, af eitiZen'of-the WUni-'ted'States,residing Deeorahf, iin the-county of Viinneshiek and State of Iowa, have invented certain new 'and useful lImproverneiits 'in Automobile Beds, of Whieh 1 the following is Y a f speeifieatio-n.

This 'invention `relzttes -to anw improved automobile bed, that is, a Idev-ice offthis hindl lwhieh inelufdes' l e portable `'bed adapted to'fbe imounted 17Vupon 'the automobile, and 'eapfhle 'offh'eing' folded to 1a. eornpfaetoondivtion when earryingthe sanie,hut also adapt; ahle' ifor being extended' for use vandA thereby to render'the deviee --highly desirable for use bytourists.

Briefly, )the invention -comprises a hox or :the like, Which-is adapt-ed to-he rifgidlj7 supported on-the rear end ofthe nutornohile,hy

ineens `which V`Willl`eouilly `tlis'trilmte the Aweight Aof 'the devies upon the 4 Chassis' The hoX is' provided V`with a swing-ing Closure `which, when in positionyserves t'oeooperate informing alt-ent. The dev-ice alsof-embodies a foldable cot capable of being Ipropeiy suspended l-in rla horizontallfposition for use, .ntwvhioh :time Vthe 'boxserifes as a :support Lfor ionef'end` ofi-the seme. i A111 of `these parte #meybercornpaotlv lfold'edfintolrthef hon in a permnentlassemhled condition, `ready to he erected foruse Wheneverdesiredor necessary. The :structural features land Vadvenptages derived 'from their use yvill 'become apparent from .the following description `andidrawings.

` .In 'the :aecompanying drawings, fforniing a part-of :this .-specifieetioin Vand-in Iwhich lilze iuunerals are employed `to designate .like 40 parts throughout thesame: A Figu-re 1 is a'centralrvertioal longitudinal lseotion, withpafrts in=elevatiou,:showing `si :device constructed .in accordance :with the @resent invention, =the gp-'arts heing inl iposiL tron-forzuse. f f

iFigureiQ is a transversefseetion, teken :approxii'nat'ely 4upon Athe line 2+2 of .Figure #1., looking-.inthe 'direction f of the yarrow.

Figure 43 is e similar iviexvytaken on .the l line f'z-frof Figure `1, looking rearwardly. Figure #i4 1 is e, detnilsectional zviewv.

{Figure y5de el top Yplan View of the -s'eetic ns forming-the top. 1

Fig-ure f6 fis a ltop plan view of the sus pensione-nd connecting means Ifor-the box.

Figuref'is an -enlargeddetailvview of the Clamping devieeof said 'suspension means'. Y 1F igure 8 'is a Central vertical section, showing the hox closed/and thefcenopy :and eot'foldedthere-in; s Y

Referring-to' the fc'lrawings in detail., the reference" eharaeter 1 designates generally thefhoi -Whieh `comprises 'e relatively sta- `'tionarfys `aetienQ and a hingedeover 3. The Cover, es shoul'n in 'Figure f2 is provided ywith springhinges,.the'nornial tendency of Which lisilfo siving 4the @over automatically to Open 'vosition, 47Secured to \the lopposite vertical side fivells'of Vthe station-ary section Qfat the lfiottoni thereof are guide members shaving entranee lopenings 5 at their outerends, as isinaore .plainly shown in Figure 1l. These L guidesere'edapted to'reeeivestuds 6, carli'ied'hy theinnerlseetion'? of a foldahle'cot yfreiner; 'Elie remaining `section 8 of the 7 '-frai'ne -sje'onneetedto `the first named vseeftion, 4"through `"the medium lof appropriatte ineens 9v, which means also serve v'as a con- 'neet-.ing 'ineens `'fore-the inain'supporting leg 'strneturet10- 'In addition, thel cot is vpro- -videtl `atits'reeror outer end With-tt folding lprop 11, 'capable of being folded between lthe sidirailsof the -fraine structure. The leg structure 10 isintentletl to he -clisposedhe `tvieen*thetivo sec-tions'of the reotwhen ythe `saine is :in 'foldedfcondition asis shown lin 4Figure 8. 'The eot is, of course, provided with ajcanvas `reoveri'ng '12 whichv is stretched 'suliieientlyltau't to provide for desirable comfort.Y f

In vFigur-es 1 and an yend frame is lhinged, asgat 11h-*tothe section 8 ofthe cot 4-freine, and lis "intended to yextend vertically et right langles -\vith respect thereto, `when --thede'ice is'inuse. Thisfraineis composed efazpzeir of ,vertical uprights 15, upon which etnie 16 .are epivotally mountedv at their :upper i ends, the upper portion o`f `the iframe `embodying.za cross fpiece 17, and an arched how 18. This cross piece' and how are hingedly mounted upon thelupper end Vof the iuprightszl.and areunaintained in vertical alignment with the latter through the medium of appropriate spring means. lVhen disposed vertically as shown in Figure 1, theseparts 17 and 18 are disposed on a plane above the top of the box. At this time, however, the cover 3 is swung to the open position as shown, and it will be seen that this cover is provided on its inner face with another arched bow 19. The canvas 2O forming` a canopy overlying the Vcot 1s connected with these arched bows and the hinged frame at the rear end of the cot to form a tent. The sides 21 of the tent are freelto swing, but in practice will be provided with appropriate snap fasteners for cooperation with the complemental lportions 22 to hold them snugly down to prevent wind and rain -from blowing into Vthe tent. These sides,

however, are capable of being supported in the inclined positions as shown in Figure 2, wherein it will be seen that the arms 16 are swung outwardly and are maintained in such position by appropriate plvoted supports 23, also pivotally mounted to permit the necessary folding to render the structurescompact as possible. Cooperating with the arms 16 to maintain the tent side walls in this position, are substantially duplicate arms 24; held out by the members 25.

It will be noted that the box is provided with metal strips 26 on one side and that attaching arms 27 are fastened to these and are adapted to extend beneath the body of the automobile, these arms having outwardly and angularly directedfree ends 28 to engage beneath the chassis bars ofthe automobile, as more plainly shown in Figure 7. An appropriate clamp 29 is also associated with the arm 27 and includes a hook 30, to take over the top of the channel bar of the automobile.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that under normal conditions, the cover of the box is closed, as shown in Figure 8, with the top folded in three parts, in the forward portion of the box. Upon releasing the cover, however, it will, under the section of the spring hinges, automatically swing to the vertical position shown in Figure l. Now, the cot can be pulled out to assume the horizontal position shown, and the legs and props swungi down to support it in the position shown. The sides 21 of the tent may be left to hang down and fastened in place, or they may be arranged in the inclined position shown in Figure 2, and held by the arms 24C and 16 as before described.

It is thought that the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings will enable persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates, to obtain a clear understanding of the same. Therefore, a more lengthy description is thought unecessary.

Although the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of the invention may be resorted to, if desired.

I claim:

1. In a structure of the class described, a box adapted to be supported onv the rear end of a vehicle, a hinged cover for said box, said cover being adapted to swing upwardly, a foldable cot structure in said box adapted to be extended therefrom in a horizontal plane to position it for use, a frame structure hingedly connected to the rear end of said cot structure, said frame structure including a top bow, and a second 'bow fastened to the cover of said box, and a canvas 2. In a structure of the class described, a

box adapted to be mounted on 'the rear end of a vehicle, said box embodying a pivotally mounted automatically elevated upwardly swinging cover, a foldable cot structure adapted to be contained in a folded condition in said box when not in use, said structure being intended to be disposed in a horizont-al extended position when in use, said box constituting a support for the inner end of the cot, and the cot being slidably connected thereto at its inner end, and a canopy for said cot, the forward portion of the canopy being permanentlyV fastened to said cover, whereby to permit said cover to functionas a meansV for maintaining the forward portion of the canopy in erected position and as an inner end wall for the canopy, the rear end of the canopy being connected to the corresponding end of said cot structure.

3. In a structure of the class described, a box adapted to be supported upon a vehicle, said box being open on one side, a spring elevated upwardly swinging cover for said open aside, a foldable cot slidably connected at its inner end in said box, a vertically disposed end frame connected to and rising from the outer end of said cot, said end frame being foldable down upon said cot, supporting means for the cot, and a canopyV connected at its inner end with the aforesaid cover and at its opposite end with said end frame, said cover serving to stretch and hold said canopy in usable condition.

4. A bed structure of the kind specified comprising a box adapted to be mounted llO upon a vehicle, said box being open on its -of which is slidably connected with said guide members, said cot structure being foldable into compact form andembodying supsaid cover, and at its opposite end with saidl 'Y porting means, an end frame hngedly conend frame, and arched bows in association nected to the outer end of the cot Structure Wit-h the cover and endv frame for arching 10 and adapted to extend vertically ai: right the top of said canopy. Y

5 angles above the same, said end frame being In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

made up of hngedly connected sections, and a canopy connected at its forward end with BENJAMIN D, MANNING. 

